Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-03-24
TIE eRAhp JUL law.


Cext OF the Rev Law Relntiax to Grand
Juries.
Following IL the new Grand Jury law as
passed by the Legislature and approved by
the Governor:
Be u enacted ~ ths Le0isIatsre er the State er
kdas0s:
Section l.. ghat section % Of IN act entitled
IAN oct to establish code OF criminal proceed
ure," being chapter 81 OF the general statutes OF
1853 be ennonded TO read f0llowe: SEQ
ton "a A grand jury shall hereafter be ordered.
drawn, summoned and required TO attend at
least two regular terms in each year OF the DIS
trict court OF every organized county in the
State in which terms OF court are held When
there are more than two regular terms OF court
held IN any county In one year the grand jury
shall be required 70 attend the first and
third terms, and at such other terms
as may be ordered by the Judge OF the
district court; said jury shall be drawn upon
the written order of the judge OF the district
court, which shall be made and filled with the
county clerk of the proper county; Prov ided.
That whenever q petition. signed by at least 200
taxpayers Of the county, praying for the draw
ing and summoning OF the grand jury, shall be
presented to the judge OF the district court Ut
least twelve days before the commencement OF
any term at which q grand jury would not be re-
quired to attend under this act, the said judge
snail order grand jury TO be drawn for said
term. TIE grand jury provided for in this sec
ton shall be drawn ard summoned il the same
Section 2. That section "a OF chapter Sc Of
the general statutes OF 1868 be amended so as
to read: Section "a There shall be fifteen grand
jurors summoned and sworn on any grand jury.
and from the persons summoned to serve as
grand jurors and appearing, the judge OF the
court shall appoint Q foreman, and in every case
when any person appointed foreman shall be
discharged excused before the grand jury
shall be dismissed the judge shall appoint n
foreman in his place. In case any grand juror
fails TO attend or is discharged, his place shall
be filled by telesnan, TO be selected by the
Judge
Section 3. That section % OF chap ter Sc o3
the general statutes OF 1858 be amended so
as to read: Section %. When indictments
is presented by the grand Jury, the names
OF all tho material witnesses known at
the tinle TO the public prosecutor must he.in-
dorsed upon the indictment, but the names OF
other Witnesses may afterwards be Endorsed on
court may by rule or otherwise prescribe, and
said witnesses be subpenaed by the State; but
unless the names OF such witnesses were
known to the public prosecutor before the com
menoement OF the trial be Endorsed the in
dictEent, no continuance shall be granted 70
the State on account Of absence Of any witness
whose name is not thus indorsed-
Section 4. That in counties having popula-
ton of less than sixteen thousand inhabitants
a grand jury shall be required TO attend only at
the first term OF court in each year. unless petit
toned for and ordered as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Section 5. That the original sections 73 "a and
90 of chapter 81 OF the general statutes OF 1858
and sections % and 25 of said chapter 81 OF the
general statutes Of 1868, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Section @. This oct shall take effect and be In
force from and after its publication in the OIL
cial State paper.